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Travelling from the UK to the USA with a criminal record

i've booked for NY later in the year, is it worth doing my ESTA now then?

I have 2 cautions from my teenage years - early 90s - and I have had several enhanced DBS/CRB's over the years and they never come up so will ignore those.

from reading the thread sounds like my Australian wife might be more of the issue, despite her having perm residency here, 2 kids etc.
 
Hi

Just looking for a bit of advice regarding ESTA or applying for a visa.

I took my 3 children to orlando last year all on esta as no criminal record, and were going back september, and have booked to go for a month in november next year and would really like for my partner to join us when we go next november well would be december for him as he would only be coming for a week due to work commitments so will come for the last week to do the cruise and few days at disney.

He has a criminal record and has spent time in prison a few times, nothing major, well it is major but hes never killed anyone, once was for drugs and other was for making copies of dvds and selling them and another for fighting, his last time spent in jail was only about 2 and half years ago, which was for serious assault (he was jumped and somehow got done with it) he isnt a bad guy even though from this it doesnt look like hes a nice guy, but we know if we apply for a visa hes getting rejected, so have now considered applying for a ESTA and saying no to everything, hes worried that coming through immigration they will question him more ect because he will be alone, as we will already be there, will they turn him away because hes alone, or because hes alone would they look into his record or anything?

I know some would say that if hes got a criminal record he shouldnt be going ect but hes not a bad guy hes took the wrong choices in his past and has done the time and would love to go as a family even if its just a week together.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
nlp1992 said:
Hi

Just looking for a bit of advice regarding ESTA or applying for a visa.

I took my 3 children to orlando last year all on esta as no criminal record, and were going back september, and have booked to go for a month in november next year and would really like for my partner to join us when we go next november well would be december for him as he would only be coming for a week due to work commitments so will come for the last week to do the cruise and few days at disney.

He has a criminal record and has spent time in prison a few times, nothing major, well it is major but hes never killed anyone, once was for drugs and other was for making copies of dvds and selling them and another for fighting, his last time spent in jail was only about 2 and half years ago, which was for serious assault (he was jumped and somehow got done with it) he isnt a bad guy even though from this it doesnt look like hes a nice guy, but we know if we apply for a visa hes getting rejected, so have now considered applying for a ESTA and saying no to everything, hes worried that coming through immigration they will question him more ect because he will be alone, as we will already be there, will they turn him away because hes alone, or because hes alone would they look into his record or anything?

I know some would say that if hes got a criminal record he shouldnt be going ect but hes not a bad guy hes took the wrong choices in his past and has done the time and would love to go as a family even if its just a week together.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
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Come on. Read just the last two pages.

In short. They will only know what you tell them.
 
Right guys, I have trawled though every page of this forum and have found it to be very informative.

As per all the great advice in here, I have ticked No on every box in the ESTA application and it got accepted with no problems.

My question is one I don't think i've seen, my mistake if somebody else has posted it. Im aware that the TSA perform a sort of mini interview on you upon entry to the US, and my worry is that the anxiety of knowing that i've lied will cause me to look shifty and therefore make them suspect me.

Does anybody have any idea what kind of questions I can expect? Or what the general procedure would be? Im hoping to just calm my nerves slightly before my flight in 2 weeks.
 
Carter said:
Right guys, I have trawled though every page of this forum and have found it to be very informative.

As per all the great advice in here, I have ticked No on every box in the ESTA application and it got accepted with no problems.

My question is one I don't think i've seen, my mistake if somebody else has posted it. Im aware that the TSA perform a sort of mini interview on you upon entry to the US, and my worry is that the anxiety of knowing that i've lied will cause me to look shifty and therefore make them suspect me.

Does anybody have any idea what kind of questions I can expect? Or what the general procedure would be? Im hoping to just calm my nerves slightly before my flight in 2 weeks.
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This is a sweeping generalisation, but if you are not white Anglo Saxon or have stamps in your passport from countries the US does not like, then they will probably ask you probing questions. Otherwise they will just ask you where are you staying and for how long.
 
Carter said:
Right guys, I have trawled though every page of this forum and have found it to be very informative.

As per all the great advice in here, I have ticked No on every box in the ESTA application and it got accepted with no problems.

My question is one I don't think i've seen, my mistake if somebody else has posted it. Im aware that the TSA perform a sort of mini interview on you upon entry to the US, and my worry is that the anxiety of knowing that i've lied will cause me to look shifty and therefore make them suspect me.

Does anybody have any idea what kind of questions I can expect? Or what the general procedure would be? Im hoping to just calm my nerves slightly before my flight in 2 weeks.
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I was visiting NY a lot a while ago and had a couple of mini interviews. Their may concern is whether you intend to work in the country. So long as you have an address you're staying at and a return flight you really should be completely fine.
 
Carter said:
My question is one I don't think i've seen, my mistake if somebody else has posted it. Im aware that the TSA perform a sort of mini interview on you upon entry to the US, and my worry is that the anxiety of knowing that i've lied will cause me to look shifty and therefore make them suspect me.

Does anybody have any idea what kind of questions I can expect? Or what the general procedure would be? Im hoping to just calm my nerves slightly before my flight in 2 weeks.
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That's nice, you read the thread, ticked the right boxes on the esta and then asked a question.

My advice would be to remember that you will just have been travelling all day including a long haul flight, everyone looks a bit shifty when they just want to get the hell away from airportland,they will only ask you things you know the answer to - name, place you are staying, duration of trip etc - it will be fine.
 
I always arrive pissed (business or first class flying, dharling!) and so present a bit of a mess to immigration. But as uk benzo mentioned, I am white, middle-aged etc. so not really on their radar anyway. Why are you coming to the US, where are you staying, for how long, have you got funds are the questions they'll ask.

To the first question I answer, Travel Agent and for the past four or five trips have not been asked any further questions at all!
 
trashpony said:
I'm really sorry for what you've been through and glad you've been able to get out and forge a new life for yourself and your child.

I don't think I was being abusive or speaking to you like shit and I'm sorry I've upset you. I'm a single mum actually and have just been a member here for many years and I get really fed up of being asked the same question over and over again.

This is a community. We support one another, we help one another out. But as in any community, it's considered really rude to barge in demanding answers and getting really angry and shouting at people.

As I said, tick no and have a nice holiday. It sounds like you deserve it.
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I think that was beyond kind of you to post. Shouty & rude is shouty & rude whether you've had a shit day, year or life
 
Carter said:
Right guys, I have trawled though every page of this forum and have found it to be very informative.

As per all the great advice in here, I have ticked No on every box in the ESTA application and it got accepted with no problems.

My question is one I don't think i've seen, my mistake if somebody else has posted it. Im aware that the TSA perform a sort of mini interview on you upon entry to the US, and my worry is that the anxiety of knowing that i've lied will cause me to look shifty and therefore make them suspect me.

Does anybody have any idea what kind of questions I can expect? Or what the general procedure would be? Im hoping to just calm my nerves slightly before my flight in 2 weeks.
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They ask some combination of what is the purpose of your visit, where are you staying, how long are you staying, have you been here before. Their attitude is nice and surly (joy) and then they end with 'have a nice stay'. It's slightly odd.

Occasionally they'll throw in a completely left field question, but very rarely. And they are usually things like when did you go to <<country you have a visa stamp from>> which is really annoying as there is a date on the stamp. Just don't be a smart ass about it and you will be absolutely fine. Remember they are mostly bored asking you to look here and put your hand there ;)
 
Bahnhof Strasse said:
Can you imagine it at JFK immigration?


(When I was 13 was on my own in New York and asked a policeman the time, he kindly replied, "Get a fuckin' watch."
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Hahaha You could sell tickets.

I can actually hear the intonation.... I remember moving out there and being told the NYPD 'are not the sort of police you ask directions'
 
Hello everyone I have read through this thread and others related numerous of times I haven't come across a scenario like mine so here it goes....... I went on holiday to Spain about 4 years ago while I had a warrant out for my arrest in the UK going everything was fine when I got back the police was waiting for me by border control and had a photocopy of my passport as it's digital I see how this is possible anyway so I was arrested and had to go to court I was told it was classed as spent don't really know what that means and on top of that I have a caution for weed and a caution for assault. I want to go to New York next year but I'm so scared that something will show up on my passport. Please help! Thanks in advance ☺
 
Purple unicorn said:
Hello everyone I have read through this thread and others related numerous of times I haven't come across a scenario like mine so here it goes....... I went on holiday to Spain about 4 years ago while I had a warrant out for my arrest in the UK going everything was fine when I got back the police was waiting for me by border control and had a photocopy of my passport as it's digital I see how this is possible anyway so I was arrested and had to go to court I was told it was classed as spent don't really know what that means and on top of that I have a caution for weed and a caution for assault. I want to go to New York next year but I'm so scared that something will show up on my passport. Please help! Thanks in advance ☺
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Do you have a warrant out for your arrest in the US?
 
Purple unicorn said:
Hello everyone I have read through this thread and others related numerous of times I haven't come across a scenario like mine so here it goes.......
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yes you have, it's exactly the same as everyone elses. You have failed the moral turpitude test by having drugs and fighting on your record.

You either lie on the ESTA and go for it or tell the truth, go down the visa route and get rejected.
 
wiskey said:
yes you have, it's exactly the same as everyone elses. You have failed the moral turpitude test by having drugs and fighting on your record.

You either lie on the ESTA and go for it or tell the truth, go down the visa route and get rejected.
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OK thankyou for your response, I'm not being a smart arse just asking. So if you have a criminal record you will get denied a visa fullstop?
 
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